Andrew Ramlo

Director of the Urban Futures Institute

One of Canada's Most Renowned Demographic Experts

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THE LATEST: Andrew Ramlo's Urban Futures Institute has released a new report, Trends Beyond the Horizon, Trends Beyond Demographics. You can read the report here.

One of Canada's most esteemed demographers and planning consultants, Andrew Ramlo is in high demand for his uncanny capacity to forecast the demographic and economic change in our country's diverse regions and markets -- and to apply this information to specific industries.

As Director of Urban Futures Incorporated, Ramlo works with many of Canada's leading investors, retailers, and developers, as well as public sector clients, including many of Canada's most rapidly changing municipalities, public agencies and crown corporations. He is regularly quoted in the media; his talks, meanwhile, are informative, animated and lively. With a focus on the dimensions of change -- demographic, societal, economic and environmental -- he outlines strategies designed to address the challenges and opportunities organizations and individuals will face in the decades to come. He has written numerous research reports, on a wide range of topics, including the labour force, pension plans, democratic trends, and regional economies.

Andrew Ramlo Lecture Topics

Demographics, Life Cycles & Life Styles: Practical Strategies For Reaching Consumers Today And In The Future

With his extensive knowledge in many aspects of demographic and economic change, Ramlo helps you know your customer. Is the age of mass marketing over? In this talk, he explains the dimensions of an ever changing consumer base and future ways of marketing to tomorrow's consumer. Tailoring his discussion, he explains how and why consumers are fragmenting into niches that seek individualized products and services. In a fragmenting market, it's not enough to know about broad demographic changes; to succeed you will need to focus on the demographic, lifecycle and lifestyle shifts within your target markets.

Where the Jobs Are: Looking to the future of Canada's Labour Supply

In the coming decades, the 30% of Canada's population born between 1946 and 1965 will age into the third -- and final -- stage of their lifecycle. Because of this, employers now face the difficult challenge of managing labour supply issues: where will new employees come from, what will their needs be, how slowly will the labour force grow? Ramlo looks at what this means for employers and employees. He shows us a world of potential opportunities, and a world increasingly characterized by change. With product and business lifecycles shortening, the range of jobs (and careers) that the next generation of workers can choose from will continue to grow. Even within a particular job or career path, the increase of social, cultural and economic diversity will require the next generation to have a growing range of skills to adapt to this new demographic and economic paradigm.

The Workplace and Workforce of the Future

The slogan "the end of work" is as false as it is catchy. The reality is that there will be an abundance of work in the future, in both the traditional and the new economies. But without big changes in productivity, participation and immigration, we'll be faced with accommodating both an aging population and a shrinking workforce. Organizations will continue to struggle to identify ways to strategically recruit and retain qualified workers. What will be different in the future will be the nature of work, the skills workers require, and the places they work in. Each employer will be forced to find creative ways to adapt. Ramlo helps audiences better understand these seismic changes, with a customized keynote that helps you prepare for the challenges of this changing economic and demographic landscape.

Customized Presentations on the Future of Your Industry, Profession, or Region

Ramlo's extensive database of research and his contacts in industry, government, and academia allows him to develop and deliver customized presentations on virtually any industry, profession, or region, from financial services, to consumer goods, to health care or philanthropy.

LINKS

Urban Futures

ARTICLES

"Trends Beyond the Horizon, Trends Beyond Demographics"

"A Perfect Storm: Sustaining Canada's Economy During Our Next Demographic Transformation

"Freedom 65...55...65: An Exploration of Recent Retirement Trends in Canada"

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